Johnny Cash was a "man". I think that one word would sum him up pretty good. Cash was rough, tough, and a drug addict for most of his life. This book talks about all of the hard times, good times, and the immense talent that Johnny had. It not only talks about Cash the singer-songwriter, but also Cash the actor, father, husband and humanitarian. Cash had a heart of gold and he never forgot those less fortunate than him. The author goes into great detail about Cash’s unwavering faith in Jesus Christ . His faith was the one thing that Johnny never doubted and it was the one thing that sustained him during his darkest hours and in Nickajack Cave when Cash went in there to get lost and die. It also tells of the beautiful love that he and June shared. This book is a great and quick biography about a man that was perhaps one of the last real cowboy/western heros. I recommend it to anyone who is not just a folk/country fan but anyone that is in fact a music fan.  Click title to purchase from Amazon. 

Review by J. Holmes

This be a “thinkin’” book.  I scored high enough on achievement tests to read (and I guess write) about books such as these. I have read literally thousands of books in my day and its hard to run across original ideas about mundane things, even about the wonderment and bewilderment of love.  Kundera has the gift of putting words to something you had never quite thought about (that way), plus goes even further by making more sense of what you already thought, and didn’t realize others did.  Kind of like those endless rambling loops you get into your head and wonder where they came from (why do I keep thinking “never eat soggy wheaties, never eat soggy wheaties”?)  The way this author retells a story as old as time (in a new way) about loyalty and fidelity keeps Kundera’s concept of Vertigo with you for a long time.    Click on title or go to Bumplinx page to purchase from Amazon.  

Review by Kat Shack

In His Image by James BeauSeigneur     

It’s a book that encompasses over 40 years in the story telling and requires that you read all three in the trilogy to understand the full story.  To his credit, the author gives you warning of this in the opening.  It’s a fascinating story and plenty of footnotes for the academics although sometimes it feels as though the author doth want to prove himself too much at times.  I picked it up with interest after reading the Davinci Code.  A religious thriller this is as well, but with none of the tidy ends that Davinci Code gave.  Perhaps by the third book all questions will be answered?  I enjoyed the read although it was a bit heavy for me on political/ UN characters that seemed to all run together (perhaps easier for someone with more political savvy than I)  and somewhat light on personal character development…a couple of the events were a bit too glanced over leading me to think “What?!” All in all, it has piqued my interest enough to order the second.    Click on title to purchase from Amazon.  

Review by Kat Shack

It’s an easy, fast read that has a different feel than Grisham’s usual tale.  This time he is writing from the seat pants of the criminal.  It has you rooting for the former and being disgusted by some of the institutions that we are supposed to respect- making you want to shrug off established rules of conduct that we are all meant to follow.  There are a few surprises, but one of them just goes to show you what can happen when you get too big for your britches.   Click on title  to purchase from Amazon              

Review by Kat Shack